also called Forma Migratoria Multiple · Multiple Immigration Form Mexico
Mexico's visitor entry form that records permitted stay length for tourists and some other short stays, now often issued or downloadable in digital form.
Mexico's visitor entry form, which records how many days you are actually permitted to stay, now often issued or downloaded digitally. The number written on it is what counts, not an assumption that you automatically get a long stretch. It is not a temporary resident card, which is a proper residency status; the FMM is just a visitor permit with a day count on it.
Someone flies into Mexico assuming they get the long stay they have heard about, and never checks the days recorded on their entry form. They stay past the shorter period actually granted, and only discover the gap at the airport on the way out, facing a fine and a delay to sort it.
The number of days on the FMM is what counts, not a assumed half-year stay. Overstaying the stamped or recorded period creates fines and exit problems even if you never applied for residency.
The difference is the whole point, so here is each one in a line.
These are two stages of Mexican immigration.
The FMM is the visitor entry form recording how long a tourist may stay, now often digital, while canje is the in-country process of exchanging a residence-marked entry into the actual temporary or permanent resident card at an immigration office after you arrive.
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